Like a marvelous secretThat could rescue me from myselfThe three words that she silently mouthsMidst the hubbub of a crowded bar orAt the height of a raucous party . . .

DAVID DUER

This poem was selected for the 2012 Poetry in Public project, sponsored by the Iowa City Public Art Program. Poetry in Public displays poems by local writers of all ages in Iowa City buses, downtown kiosks, and select public buildings from April (National Poetry Month) through the fall.